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The Suwannee cooter (Pseudemys concinna suwanniensis) is a subspecies of turtle in the genus Pseudemys. It is a subspecies of the river cooter . The species is endemic to Florida , including in the Suwannee River .
Pseudemys concinna concinna (LeConte, 1830) – eastern river cooter; Pseudemys concinna suwanniensis Carr, 1937 – Suwannee cooter – sometimes regarded as a separate species, P. suwanniensis; Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Pseudemys.
River cooter (Pseudemys concinna), photographed in situ, Marion County. Texas (13 April 2017) ... Suwannee Cooter (Pseudemys suwanniensis), close up of head, Levy ...
Pseudemys concinna – river cooter. Pseudemys concinna concinna – eastern river cooter; Pseudemys concinna suwanniensis – Suwannee cooter; Pseudemys floridana or Pseudemys concinna floridana – coastal plain cooter or Florida cooter; Pseudemys gorzugi – Rio Grande cooter; Pseudemys nelsoni – Florida red-bellied cooter
The eastern river cooter (Pseudemys concinna concinna) is a subspecies of turtle native to the eastern United States, with a smaller population in the midwest. It is found in freshwater habitats such as rivers, lakes, and ponds.
River cooter; S. Suwannee cooter; T. Texas river cooter This page was last edited on 8 September 2011, at 19:35 (UTC). Text is available under the ...
Synonyms [3]; Pseudemys scripta taylori Legler, 1960; Chrysemys scripta taylori — H.M. Smith & Taylor, 1966 Chrysemys gaigeae taylori — Weaver & Rose, 1967 Chrysemys taylori ...
The cooter is mainly herbivorous and inhabits lakes, sloughs, ponds, slow-flowing streams, and other still bodies of water with soft bottoms and abundant aquatic vegetation. However, it can be found in high densities in some Florida spring runs, usually in heavily vegetated areas with little flow.